RNS Number:4200A
Computacenter PLC
14 March 2001



                          Wednesday 14th March 2001

                              COMPUTACENTER PLC

                                PRESS RELEASE

                       Preliminary Results Announcement


Computacenter plc, the specialist provider of IT infrastructure services to
large organisations, today announces its preliminary results for the year
ended 31 December 2000.


Highlights:



O       Group turnover of #1.99 billion, up 12.9% (1999: #1.76 billion)

O       Profit before tax, before investment in Biomni Ltd, of #59.1 million

       (1999: #75.1 million)

O       Strong recovery in second half after difficult trading conditions
        earlier in the year

O       Profit before tax in second half, before Biomni Ltd, up 79.4% on first
        half of 2000, and 10.4% on the second half of 1999

O       Share of operating losses in Biomni Ltd of #3.6 million

O       EPS (diluted) of 20.8p (1999: 28.1p)

O       Dividend unchanged at 2.9p per share

O       UK business restructured into new operating divisions under direction
        of new internal COO appointment, Chris Webb

O       Ron Sandler to succeed Philip Hulme as Chairman



Mike Norris, Chief Executive, commented:

"We had a challenging start to 2000 but market conditions improved as the year
progressed. Profitability in the second half was ahead of the corresponding
period of 1999. Trading in the first few weeks of the current year has been in
line with our expectations. Now that the millennium is behind us we are
confident of growth prospects for the Group."

For further information, please contact:

Computacenter plc.         07801 452854
Mike Norris, Chief Executive
Phil Williams, Corporate Development

Tulchan Communications     020 7353 4200
Andrew Grant, Julie Foster


Chairman's Statement

2000 was a year of challenging market conditions for our industry.  The
slowdown in demand from our corporate customers immediately following the
millennium was anticipated but the rate of recovery was slower than we
expected with the impact lasting well into the third quarter.  Fortunately
market conditions continued to improve as the year progressed and revenues
recovered to encouraging levels in the last quarter.  Group sales in the full
year were #1.99 billion, up 12.9% on 1999.

As we indicated in our interim statement, the level of staff utilisation in a
number of our services was significantly below expectations in the first part
of the year.  This was the principal cause of the decline in the Group's
profitability in 2000.  However, utilisation recovered steadily as the year
progressed until, in the final few months of 2000, most of our service
activities were running at or near full capacity.  The consequence of this
recovery, combined with higher revenues, was a significant improvement in
profitability in the second half of the year.

Profit before tax for the full year, prior to our investment in Biomni Ltd,
our e-commerce joint-venture with Computasoft Ltd, was #59.1m compared to #
75.1m in 1999.  Profit before tax in the second half, on the same basis, was #
38.0m, compared to #34.4m in the same period in the previous year.  The
Group's share of losses in Biomni was slightly less than anticipated at #3.6m.

The Group's cash position remained strong.  After capital investment of #
36.0m, net funds at the year-end were #13.4m compared to #21.2m in the
previous year. During 2000, #14.0m was expended on the final phases of the
Group's new operations centre in Hatfield.

The broad thrust of the Group's strategy remains unchanged.  We design,
integrate, support and manage IT systems for large corporate and public sector
organisations.  We do this in partnership with our customers and in
partnership with best-in-class product and service providers.

Because we are the leading provider of IT infrastructure services in the UK,
our customers benefit from our scale economies and depth of technical and
operational resource.  Our strategy is predicated on maintaining our position
of market leadership.  The considerable investment in our new operations
centre and ongoing investment in staff reflects our commitment to this goal.

Computacenter's strength in the UK market served us well during a difficult
year in 2000.  The Group grew its revenues and built on its scale advantages
to increase market share in a number of key areas of the business.  We saw
continued rapid growth in demand for Unix systems, networking and storage
products and made further strides in developing our outsourcing and other
service activities.  All of these areas continue to offer great opportunities
for the Group.  Our market presence and the strength of our long-term customer
relationships are assets that we will continue to develop and build upon.

The Group's business also continues to generate new development opportunities.
Our Biomni e-commerce joint-venture grew out of our internal e-commerce system
but now is a rapidly growing stand-alone business.  It remains our intention
to float Biomni when market conditions are right.  Our e-business consultants
have led the way into several new business areas, including managed web
hosting services, a market that offers great potential to the Group.

Regarding prospects for 2001, in January we suggested that it would be prudent
to remain cautious regarding both general market conditions and the
possibility of increasing margin pressure.  We have no reason to change our
view at this time.  However, trading in the first weeks of the year has been
satisfactory and in line with our expectations, reflecting the continuation of
the market recovery experienced in the latter part of last year.

For the longer term, we remain confident of the Group's strategic positioning
and the opportunities this presents.  Growth prospects, now the millennium is
behind us, are strong.

On a personal note, after twenty years full-time involvement in Computacenter
I have decided to step down as Executive Chairman at the Annual General
Meeting in May and I am delighted to welcome Ron Sandler as my successor.  Ron
joined the Board as a non-executive director in May last year and has already
made a valuable contribution to the development of the Group.  Ron's
background and qualifications speak for themselves.  We are very fortunate to
have him in the role and I am confident that he will lead the Group into a new
era of profitable growth.

I would like to thank all Computacenter's staff, past and present, for the
tremendous support they have given to the Company and to me personally over
the years.  It is my intention to remain on the Board as a non-executive
director and I look forward to participating in the Group's continued success.

Finally, reflecting our confidence in the future, I am pleased to recommend an
unchanged final dividend of 2.9 pence per share payable on May 23 to all
registered shareholders as at May 4 2001.

Philip Hulme
Chairman.


Chief Executive's Review

The IT challenges facing our corporate customers have changed substantially in
the last 18 months. In 1999, Y2000 compliance projects were a major part of
our business while in 2000 the emphasis shifted towards e-commerce
initiatives. In the first part of 2000 our business recovered more slowly than
we anticipated, largely due to our customers taking longer than expected to
initiate investment in new projects post Y2000. However, while the impact of
this lasted well into the year, IT expenditure on major infrastructure
projects began to recover momentum in the second half.

Due to the strength of our position in the UK market, Computacenter was able
to weather these difficult market conditions better than many of our
competitors across Europe. Thus, while our results for the financial year fell
short of our expectations at the beginning of 2000, the Group's profitability
has proved relatively resilient and we remain strongly in profit.

The Group continues to show a record of good long-term performance. In
recognition of this we were awarded a 'Wealth Creation 2000' Award by the
Sunday Times and Stern Stewart Europe. The award was for the best economic
value added (EVA) performance in the UK over the past five years.

Investment

During 2000 we continued to invest across the business, consolidating our
position as a leading supplier of IT infrastructure services to the European
corporate marketplace.

As in previous years, recruitment and training remained our biggest
investment. Headcount across the Group grew by 3% from 5,618 at the end of
1999 to 5,788 at the end of 2000. We also continued to increase our investment
in best practices and systems that allow us to deliver our growing range of
services cost-effectively and to the highest quality standards. This included
investment in standardised tools to deliver managed services and a new IT
system to enable improved scheduling and utilisation of our professional
services staff.

During the year many of our staff completed the move into our new Hatfield
based headquarters and operations centre, which provides a much-improved
working environment.  As we complete the migration of our UK logistical
operations into this new facility, we look forward to the efficiencies and
extended opportunities this will afford the Group. We believe that the
increasing economies of scale we enjoy in these areas will be a significant
source of competitive advantage.

In 2000 our strategy of investment in our business yielded a Group revenue
growth of 12.9%.  Our international sales also grew in 2000, with #301.9m
(15.2%) of the total Group turnover of #1.99 billion coming from sales in
France, Germany, Belgium and Luxembourg.  The remaining #1.69 billion (84.8%)
was generated by our UK business.

UK Operations

Organisational re-focus

To enhance our operational and marketing effectiveness and, in particular,
facilitate the continued growth of our services, we have brought together our
three UK operating divisions: Supply Chain Services, Managed Services and
Professional Services, into a single, customer facing organisation. This is
under the direction of Chris Webb, Chief Operating Officer for the UK. Chris
has been with Computacenter for ten years and brings considerable sales and
operational experience to the role. The new structure gives our customers a
single point of focus for all product and service requirements, enabling our
staff to better anticipate and respond to their needs.

To support our UK and international operations, a new services development and
strategy division has been created under the experienced direction of Gordon
Channon, who joined Computacenter from BT in early 2000. This division's aim
is to anticipate customer requirements and develop appropriate service
offerings, while also developing and implementing best practices to enhance
our operational effectiveness.

Enterprise services

Over the year we have seen our enterprise systems business, especially the
deployment of Sun Microsystems and related solutions, go from strength to
strength on the back of accelerated demand for e-business applications and
server consolidation. Enterprise revenues grew by approximately 50% on 1999
and we anticipate continuing strong growth in 2001. In recognition of this, as
part of our re-organisation in the last quarter of 2000, Computacenter created
a new enterprise division, consolidating our specialist skills across all
service and technology platforms.

We have continued to build on our long-term partnerships with the key
technology providers in the enterprise arena, including Sun Microsystems,
Compaq, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Nortel, StorageTek and EMC.  We are
increasingly recognised by these partners as one of the leading channels to
corporate and public sector markets and won Sun Microsystems' first channel
award for service and support in 2000. We were judged on our total service and
supply chain offering, from helpdesk, technical, sales, support and training
skills to our marketing and investment in staff.

Managed services

Computacenter provides a range of selective outsourced support services
designed to increase the value of our customers' IT investments. Our goal is
to support our customers through selective outsourcing of essential support
tasks within their data centre, network and desktop environments. In 2000 this
high margin contract-based area of business grew significantly, with contract
revenues growing over 25% on 1999.

Major managed services account wins in 2000 included the Inland Revenue, Thus,
Abbey National Treasury Services, Aegon and Unipart. Our three year contract
with the Inland Revenue covers the managed procurement of all IT and
telecommunications products, while for Thus, Computacenter is providing
helpdesk support across 30 UK-wide locations. For Abbey National Treasury
Services we won a major contract to provide server and workstation
infrastructure design and managed support. This includes the implementation of
a new trading floor and a move to the company's new UK headquarters.

Professional and engineering services

Our team of over 400 UK consultants and project management professionals
provides the vital planning and implementation resources needed to roll out
large-scale IT programmes.  While staff utilisation was lower than anticipated
in the first half of 2000, most of our professional service resources were
running at full capacity by the end of the fourth quarter. Large Windows 2000
projects have steadily gathered pace and we anticipate that many of our
customers will initiate full-scale rollouts in 2001.

The increasing importance of network infrastructures and the need for rapid,
large-scale implementations enabled Computacenter to undertake a number of
demanding infrastructure projects in 2000. Amongst these was a major roll-out
and support project for Lloyds TSB. Other professional services wins in 2000
included a major enterprise infrastructure deployment and Lotus Notes
migration for PricewaterhouseCoopers, the world's largest business services
company.

Computacenter's customer engineering force carried out thousands of
installations across the UK every month.  The utilisation of these teams
recovered steadily towards the end of the year but lagged slightly behind that
of our professional services staff, who are typically deployed earlier in the
lifecycle of a project. Computacenter's depth of resource in this area is a
major reason why many large organisations turn to us to deliver their total
project needs, sometimes at short notice.

E-business services

We continued to invest in the provision of e-business services, bringing a
number of new and enhanced services to market. These included further
development of 'SiteHost' and 'SiteAlert' and the launch of  'SiteSecure', a
new managed network security service.

Computacenter secured a number of major contracts to deliver managed web
services to customers including Direct Line, BuildOnline and Sanctuary Music.
Direct Line chose SiteHost to launch its new online service (jamjar.com). Key
components of the service include 24-hour management and monitoring for the
entire hosted infrastructure platform.

Supply-Chain services

Our new 34,000 sq. metre facility at Hatfield is now complete and migration of
operations is now well underway. This investment will allow us to offer our
customers higher quality, faster, more cost-effective services, together with
an enhanced range of customised services.

The operations centre enables us to ship up to 35,000 items a day, while our
expanded configuration facility allows us to custom configure and test up to
3,000 systems per day. This offers the flexibility to build and test customer
systems from the simplest PCs to complex networking systems and enterprise
class Unix servers.  This investment, combined with our established product
testing and portfolio management capability, provides us with a significant
capability to compete against direct sale manufacturers.

Customer Relationships

A major contract win in the first half of the year was BP Amoco, for whom we
are implementing one of the largest roll-outs of Microsoft Windows 2000 to
date. These services are being delivered in partnership with the International
Computer Group (ICG), across 61 countries. Other service contracts won in 2000
included BT Cellnet, where we are providing a range of managed services
spanning e-procurement to asset management, and NTL, where our support
includes project management, storage and enterprise management consultancy.
We also provided the equipment and services for the new London Assembly on
behalf of the DETR and secured extensions to our managed services contracts
with Seeboard and Shell Services International.

International Operations

Many of our customers look to us to supply products and services on a
pan-European basis. We continue to answer this requirement through our direct
presence in the largest markets in Europe and our majority shareholding and
role in the direction of the International Computer Group (ICG).

Computacenter France

As in the UK, our European businesses experienced a stronger second half
following the slow post- millennium recovery.  In France where we enjoy
significant scale in our supply chain business, the company returned to
profitability in the second half of the year and we continued to consolidate
our position as one of the top three competitors with national coverage in the
French market.

New business won during 2000 included a large migration project for Ernst &
Young covering 20 sites. We also won additional services contracts with a
number of established customers, including a managed services contract for
Schneider Electric. In 2000 we established ourselves as the only Compaq
service partner in France and are beginning to enjoy the competitive advantage
of delivering such a unique service portfolio.

Computacenter Germany

In spite of the difficult trading conditions Computacenter Germany won some
significant new contracts in 2000, including EDS and Sharp, while also
extending the range of services provided to existing customers, including
DVAG, Dresdner Bank and Deutsche Hypotheken Bank. In light of the relatively
small scale of our business in Germany, we have commenced a programme designed
to better align our operations around service provision and development of
enterprise system sales. We laid the foundations of this plan during 2000, and
are pleased with progress to date.

Computacenter Belgium

At the beginning of the year Computacenter Belgium won a number of new
contracts. These include the Ministry of Employment, CESI (a private medical
business) and the Belgian subsidiary of Deutsche Bank.  During the year we
also won a pan-European infrastructure rollout project with Bass Hotels and
Resorts, as well as a major new managed services contract with SWIFT SC, where
we are providing global helpdesk services, asset management and user
installations, moves and upgrades.

Computacenter Belgium was strengthened with a new acquisition, Inacom Services
Europe SA, in June. The acquisition underpins Computacenter's existing
capabilities in pan-European project management and consolidates our position
as a leading IT solutions provider in Belgium and Luxembourg.

International Computer Group (ICG)

ICG replaced its former North American partner, Inacom, with Comark, one of
the largest privately held suppliers of information technology solutions in
the US. Comark offers complementary services to Computacenter from planning,
consulting and procurement through to deployment and implementation of
distributed IT.

Other Businesses

Biomni Ltd, our joint venture with Computasoft e-Commerce Ltd, saw
considerable success in 2000, with growing uptake of its e-procurement
solutions among both buyers and suppliers. More than 8.5 million transactions
passed through Biomni's systems in 2000.

Major customers selecting Biomni's e-procurement solutions over the last year
include Glaxo Smithkline, HM Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Royal & Sun
Alliance's Global E-Ventures initiative, usecolor.com. Biomni remains
responsible for the development of Computacenter's electronic procurement
system deployed by our customers across Europe.

Outlook

The twelve months following the millennium change-over have seen a gradual but
steady return to anticipated trading patterns. As we move into 2001 we expect
continued demand from our customers to deploy IT for enterprise e-business
initiatives. We also anticipate that the accelerating adoption of Windows 2000
will drive demand for our core services. Our customers also continue to look
to Computacenter to provide selective outsourced services and we will continue
to invest in people and systems to accommodate this growth. With strengthening
demand and a sustained programme of long-term investment, the outlook for the
Group remains strong.

Mike Norris

Chief Executive.



GROUP PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT

For the year ended 31 December 2000

                                                         2000              1999
                                                        #'000             #'000
                                     TURNOVER

  Turnover: group and share of joint ventures       1,990,620         1,760,628
                                     turnover
        Less: share of joint venture turnover          (2,173)                -
                               GROUP TURNOVER       1,988,447         1,760,628

                              OPERATING COSTS      (1,927,040)       (1,685,016)

                       GROUP OPERATING PROFIT          61,407            75,612

     Share of operating loss in joint venture          (3,551)                -

       Share of operating profit in associate              90                 -
                                                           
   Total operating profit: Group and share of
                  associate and joint venture          57,946            75,612
                                                       
       Interest receivable and similar income           6,343             7,238
         Interest payable and similar charges          (8,718)           (7,714)

                           PROFIT ON ORDINARY
                    ACTIVITES BEFORE TAXATION          55,571            75,136

         Tax on profit on ordinary activities         (16,348)          (22,125)
                                                     
                           PROFIT ON ORDINARY
                    ACTIVITIES AFTER TAXATION          39,223            53,011

                  Minority interests - equity              14               (48)
                                                           
  PROFIT ATTRIBUTABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PARENT
                                       COMPANY         39,237            52,963
                                                       
     Dividends - ordinary dividends on equity
                                       shares          (5,269)           (5,291)

                          RETAINED PROFIT FOR
                                     THE YEAR          33,968            47,672
                           Earnings per share
                                      - Basic           22.0p             30.6p
                                    - Diluted           20.8p             28.1p
  Diluted (Excluding impact of joint venture)           22.1p             28.1p
                 Dividends per ordinary share            2.9p              2.9p



GROUP STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED GAINS AND LOSSES
For the year ended 31 December 2000

                                                              2000         1999
                                                             #'000        #'000

     Profit for the financial year excluding share of
                          joint venture and associate       41,633       52,963
                                                            
           Share of joint venture's loss for the year       (2,486)           -

              Share of associates profit for the year           90            -

 Profit attributable to members of the parent company
                               for the financial year       39,237       52,963
                                                            
  Exchange differences on retranslation of net assets
            of associated and subsidiary undertakings         (75)       (2,029)

                  Total Recognised gains for the year       39,162       50,934


GROUP BALANCE SHEET
At 31 December 2000
                                                          2000             1999
                                                         #'000            #'000
                                  FIXED ASSETS
                             Intangible assets           6,227            3,756
                               Tangible assets         109,402           96,647
                                   Investments          11,825            2,815
                                                       127,454          103,218

                                CURRENT ASSETS
                                        Stocks         119,563           92,884
                                       Debtors         339,623          244,177
                      Cash at bank and in hand          71,647           63,688
                                                       530,833          400,749
                CREDITORS: amounts falling due
                               within one year        (410,095)        (292,753)

                            NET CURRENT ASSETS         120,738          107,996

               TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES   248,192          211,214

CREDITORS: amounts falling due after more than
                                      one year         (39,504)         (41,008)
                                                      
           PROVISION FOR JOINT VENTURE DEFICIT

                         Share of gross assets           3,455                -
                    Share of gross liabilities          (5,923)               -

                                                        (2,468)               -

                     PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES
                                   AND CHARGES          (1,983)          (1,736)

                 TOTAL ASSETS LESS LIABILITIES         204,237          168,470

                          CAPITAL AND RESERVES
                       Called up share capital           9,201            9,043
                         Share premium account          67,568           57,055
                       Profit and loss account         127,304          102,194

                  Shareholders' funds - equity         204,073          168,292
                   Minority interests - equity             164              178
                                                           
                                                       204,237          168,470


GROUP STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
For the year ended 31 December 2000

                                                           2000            1999
                                                          #'000           #'000

         CASH INFLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES           54,277          81,924

       RETURNS ON INVESTMENTS AND SERVICING OF
                                       FINANCE           (2,164)           (262)
                                                        
                                      TAXATION
                          Corporation tax paid          (19,625)        (25,284)

  CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND FINANCIAL INVESTMENT          (35,983)        (49,778)
                                                      
                    ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSALS             (702)         (3,806)

                         EQUITY DIVIDENDS PAID           (5,229)         (4,482)

                 CASH OUTFLOW BEFORE FINANCING           (9,426)         (1,688)

                                     FINANCING
                               Issue of shares            1,895           2,470
                              Decrease in debt           (1,500)         (2,217)

                        DECREASE IN CASH IN THE YEAR     (9,031)         (1,435)



GROUP STATEMENT OF CASHFLOWS
For the year ended 31 December 2000


RECONCILIATION OF NET CASH FLOW TO MOVEMENT IN NET FUNDS

                                                31 December         31 December
                                                       2000                1999
                                                      #'000               #'000

            Net funds at 1 January 2000              21,152              21,126

           Decrease in cash in the year              (9,031)             (1,435)
Cash outflow from repayment of debt and
                          lease finance               1,500               2,217
                                                      
 Change in net cash resulting from cash              (7,531)                782
                                  flows

       Amortisation of debt issue costs                (214)               (214)
     Increase in debt on acquisition of
                             subsidiary                   -                (542)

          Net funds at 31 December 2000              13,407              21,152



NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS

1      ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparation

The preliminary financial information has been prepared on the basis of the
accounting policies set out in the Group's statutory accounts for the year
ended 31 December 2000.



2      TURNOVER AND SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS

The Group operates in one principal activity, tat of the provision of
distributed information technology and related services. Turnover represents
the amounts derived from the provision of goods and services which fall within
the Group's ordinary activities, stated net of VAT.

An analysis of turnover by destination and origin, operating profit and net
assets is given below:


       Turnover by Destination

                                                         2000              1999
                                                        #'000             #'000
                            UK                      1,668,931         1,448,805
  France, Belgium & Luxembourg                        225,311           226,640
                       Germany                         77,639            77,164
             Rest of the World                         16,566             8,019

                         Total                      1,988,447         1,760,628

              Turnover by Origin
                                                         2000              1999
                                                        #'000             #'000
                              UK                    1,686,538         1,460,523
    France, Belgium & Luxembourg                      227,210           227,789
                         Germany                       74,699            72,316


                           Total                    1,988,447         1,760,628


                             Operating Profit

                                                         2000              1999
                                                        #'000             #'000

                                           UK          63,661            74,028
                 France, Belgium & Luxembourg           1,215             4,453
                                      Germany          (3,469)           (2,869)
                                                     
   Total group excl associate & Joint Venture          61,407            75,612
                                 undertakings

  Share of operating result of associates and
                                joint venture          (3,461)                -

                       Total operating profit          57,946            75,612


All turnover and operating profit relates to continuing operations.


                    Net assets employed              2000                  1999
                                                    #'000                 #'000

                                     UK           178,524               134,923
           France, Belgium & Luxembourg             9,837                11,249
                                Germany             2,244                 6,111

                              Sub-total           190,605               152,283
   Net assets of associated undertaking
                                     UK                75                    75
                      Rest of the World               150                    60

                    Net assets employed           190,830               152,418
                              Net funds            13,407                21,152

                             Net assets           204,237               173,570


3      OPERATING COSTS

                                                            2000           1999
                                                           #'000          #'000

  Decrease/(Increase) in stocks of finished goods         (26,679)       16,969
                 Goods for resale and consumables       1,586,023     1,322,101
                                      Staff costs         222,454       205,366
       Depreciation and other amounts written off
                   tangible and intangible assets          13,465        12,407
                          Other operating charges         131,777       128,173

                                                        1,927,040     1,685,016


4      TAX ON PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITES



The charge based on the profit for the year comprises:


                                                2000                       1999
                                               #'000                      #'000
              UK Corporation tax
                         Current              17,118                     21,424
                    Deferred tax                 247                        701
                     Foreign tax                  48                          -

                                              17,413                     22,125

    Share of Joint Venture's tax              (1,065)                         -

                                              16,348                     22,125


Tax losses have been surrendered by way of group relief to Computacenter (UK)
Ltd which has paid the tax value for these losses.

5      DIVIDEND

The Directors recommend the payment of a dividend of 2.9p per share (1999:
2.9p per share), representing an aggregate charge of #5,269,000 (1999:
5,291,000). The Computacenter ESOP trust has waived the dividends payable in
respect of 1,427,042 (1999: 1,432,595) ordinary shares that it owns which are
not allocated to employees.  The Computacenter Trustees Limited have waived
dividends in respect of 461,011 shares which it owns which are not allocated
to employees and the Computacenter Quest ("Qualifying Employee Scheme Trust")
has similarly waived dividends in respect of 1,109,143 shares that it owns.
Accordingly dividends payable have been reduced by #87,000 (1999: #72,000) in
total.

6      EARNINGS PER SHARE

The calculation of earnings per ordinary share is based on profit attributable
to members of the holding Company of #39,237,000 (1999: #52,963,000) and on
177,952,000 (1999: 172,865,000) ordinary shares, being the weighted average
number of ordinary shares in issue during the year after excluding the shares
owned by the Computacenter Employee Share Trust, Computacenter Trustees
Limited and the Computacenter Quest.

The diluted earnings per share is based on the same earnings figure of #
39,237,000 (1999:# 52,963,000) and on 188,556,000 (1999: 188,366,000) ordinary
shares, calculated as the basic weighted average number of ordinary shares,
plus 10,604,000 (1999: 15,501,000) dilutive share options.

An additional earnings per share ratio of 22.1p was calculated to provide a
better view of group activities.  This additional earnings per share ratio is
based on earnings of #41,723,000 which excludes the joint venture loss (#
3,550,500 and the related tax credit #1,065,150).

7      RECONCILIATION OF OPERATING PROFIT TO OPERATING CASH FLOWS

                                                     2000                  1999
                                                    #'000                 #'000

                              Operating profit     61,407                75,612
                                  Depreciation     13,202                12,345
                                  Amortisation        263                    62
                          Own shares allocated        176                     -
     Loss/(profit) on disposal of fixed assets         87                  (490)
                           Increase in debtors    (95,130)               (7,243)
                 (Increase)/decrease in stocks    (26,679)               17,030
              Increase/(decrease) in creditors    101,053               (13,632)
                Currency and other adjustments       (102)               (1,760)

     Net cash inflow from operating activities     54,277                81,924


8      PUBLICATION OF NON STATUTORY ACCOUNTS

The financial information contained in this preliminary statement does not
constitute statutory accounts as defined in section 240 of the Companies Act
1985.  The financial information set out in this announcement is extracted
from the full Group financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2000,
the auditor's report on which has yet to be signed.




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